Top Olympic Medal Winners
rank Athlete Country Sport Total Medals
1 Michael Phelps USA Swimming 28
2 Larisa Latynina Soviet Union Gymnastics 18
3 Nikolai Andrianov Soviet Union Gymnastics 15
=4 Boris Shakhlin Soviet Union Gymnastics 13
=4 Edoardo Mangiarotti Italy Fencing 13
=4 Takashi Ono Japan Gymnastics 13
=7 Isabell Werth Germany Equestrian 12
=7 Paavo Nurmi Finland Athletics 12
=7 Birgit Fischer Germany Canoeing 12
=7 Jenny Thompson USA Swimming 12
=7 Sawao Kato Japan Gymnastics 12
=7 Ryan Lochte USA Swimming 12
=7 Dara Torres USA Swimming 12
=7 Alexei Nemov Russia Gymnastics 12
=7 Natalie Coughlin USA Swimming 12
